1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Basketball
|year=1992–93
|team=Iowa State Cyclones
|conference=Big Eight Conference
|short_conf=Big Eight
|division=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=20-11
|conf_record=8-6
|head_coach=Johnny Orr
|hc_year = 13th
|asst_coach1=
|stadium=Hilton Coliseum
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=}}
{{1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 13th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to seventh-seeded Missouri in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament semifinals. The Cyclones qualified for the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA, 81–70 in the West Regional first round.
Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports, Prime Sports, CBS, the Cyclone Television Network and the Hawkeye Television Network.September 1, 1992 (Page 12 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa:, Sep 01, 1992 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
Previous season
The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. They defeated Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma State, 69–60. They would qualify for the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball tournament, defeating UNC Charlotte 76–74 in the first round, before losing to Kentucky in the second round, 106–98.
Roster
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|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}" |Roster ! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Name ! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Position ! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Class |
| Fred Hoiberg
|Guard |Sophomore |
| Loren Meyer
|Center |Sophomore |
| Julius Michalik
|Forward |Sophomore |
| Hurl Beechum
|Forward |Sophomore |
| Justus Thigpen
|Guard |Senior |
| Ron Bayless
|Guard |Senior |
| Howard Eaton
|Forward |Senior |
| Morgan Wheat
|Forward |Senior |
| Fred Brown
|Guard |Junior |
| Marc Carlson
|Forward |Junior |
| Donnell Bivens
|Forward |Junior |
| Mike Bergman
|Forward |Junior |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;" |Reference:{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1992-93 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1993.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103204658/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1993.html |archive-date=2012-01-03 |access-date=2020-07-01|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}} |
Schedule and results
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 18, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=19|opponent=Indiana State|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=Preseason NIT|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=84-69|overtime=|attend=|record=1-0|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 20, 1992|time=8:30 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=19|opponent=Florida State|opprank=9|site_stadium=Donald L. Tucker Center|site_cityst=Tallahassee, Florida|gamename=Preseason NIT|tv=ESPN|score=86-109|overtime=|attend=|record=1-1|conference=}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 23, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Porto (Portugal)|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=Exhibition|tv=|score=85-68|overtime=|attend=|record=|conference=}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 1, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Buffalo|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=106-36|overtime=|attend=|record=2-1|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 3, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Creighton|opprank=|site_stadium=Omaha Civic Auditorium|site_cityst=Omaha, Nebraska|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=69-58|overtime=|attend=|record=3-1|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 6, 1992|time=2:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Northern Iowa|opprank=|site_stadium=UNI-Dome|site_cityst=Cedar Falls, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=74-67|overtime=|attend=|record=4-1|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry||time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Iowa|opprank=8|date=December 12, 1992|site_cityst=Iowa City, Iowa|gamename=Rivalry|tv=Hawkeye Television Network|score=51-78|overtime=|attend=|record=4-2|site_stadium=Carver–Hawkeye Arena|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 18, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Mercer|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=87-46|overtime=|attend=13,433|record=5-2|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 19, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=yes|rank=|opponent=Michigan|opprank=|site_stadium=The Palace of Auburn Hills|site_cityst=Auburn Hills, Michigan|gamename=|tv=ESPN|score=72-94|overtime=|attend=18,103|record=5-3|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 22, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Texas Southern|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=111-74|overtime=|attend=|record=6-3|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 29, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Minnesota|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=99-65|overtime=|attend=|record=7-3|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 31, 1992|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Bethune–Cookman|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=115-57|overtime=|attend=|record=8-3|conference=}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 5, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Marathon Oil|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=Exhibition|tv=|score=97-64|overtime=|attend=11,500|record=|conference=}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 9, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Kansas|opprank=4|site_stadium=Allen Fieldhouse|site_cityst=Lawrence, Kansas|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=71-78|overtime=|attend=|record=8-4|conference=0-1}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 14, 1993|time=8:30 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Oklahoma State|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=ESPN|score=81-72|overtime=|attend=|record=9-4|conference=1-1}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 16, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Missouri|opprank=|site_stadium=Hearnes Center|site_cityst=Columbia, Missouri|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=49-64|overtime=|attend=|record=9-5|conference=1-2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 20, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Southern Utah|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=91-63|overtime=|attend=|record=10-5|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 23, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Oklahoma|opprank=12|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=81-74|overtime=OT|attend=|record=11-5|conference=2-2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 27, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Drake|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=119-81|overtime=|attend=|record=12-5|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 30, 1993|time=3:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=y|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Oklahoma State|opprank=|site_stadium=Gallagher-Iba Arena|site_cityst=Stillwater, Oklahoma|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=77-94|overtime=|attend=|record=12-6|conference=2-3}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 3, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Nebraska|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=96-69|overtime=|attend=|record=13-6|conference=3-3}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 6, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Colorado|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=94-74|overtime=|attend=|record=14-6|conference=4-3}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 10, 1993|time=7:30 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Kansas State|opprank=23|site_stadium=Bramlage Coliseum|site_cityst=Manhattan, Kansas|gamename=|tv=Prime Sports|score=66-68|overtime=OT|attend=|record=14-7|conference=4-4}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 13, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=y|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Oklahoma|opprank=|site_stadium=Lloyd Noble Center|site_cityst=Norman, Oklahoma|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=77-81|overtime=|attend=|record=14-8|conference=4-5}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 17, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Missouri|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=65-50|overtime=|attend=|record=15-8|conference=5-5}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 22, 1993|time=8:30 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Kansas|opprank=7|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=ESPN Big Monday|tv=ESPN|score=75-71|overtime=|attend=|record=16-8|conference=6-5}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 24, 1993|time=7:00 pm|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Florida Atlantic|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=89-46|overtime=|attend=|record=17-8|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 27, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Nebraska|opprank=|site_stadium=Devaney Sports Center|site_cityst=Lincoln, Nebraska|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=87-91|overtime=|attend=|record=17-9|conference=6-6}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 3, 1993|time=8:00 pm CT|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=yes|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Colorado|opprank=|site_stadium=Coors Events Center|site_cityst=Boulder, Colorado|gamename=|tv=Cyclone Television Network|score=67-66|overtime=|attend=|record=18-9|conference=7-6}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 6, 1993|time=1:00 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=|rank=|opponent=Kansas State|opprank=|site_stadium=Hilton Coliseum|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa|gamename=|tv=Raycom|score=79-61|overtime=|attend=|record=19-9|conference=8-6}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Big Eight tournament
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 12, 1993|time=8:20 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=yes|rank=|opponent=Oklahoma|opprank=|site_stadium=Kemper Arena|site_cityst=Kansas City, Missouri|gamename=Big Eight tournament quarterfinals|tv=Raycom|score=69-55|overtime=|attend=|record=20-9|conference=}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 13, 1993|time=3:30 pm|nonconf=|homecoming=|away=|neutral=yes|rank=|opponent=Missouri|opprank=|site_stadium=Kemper Arena|site_cityst=Kansas City, Missouri|gamename=Big Eight tournament semifinals|tv=Raycom|score=63-67|overtime=|attend=|record=20-10|conference=}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|NCAA Tournament
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 19, 1993|time=9:30 pm CT|nonconf=yes|homecoming=|away=|neutral=yes|rank=|opponent=UCLA|opprank=9 seed|site_stadium=McKale Center|site_cityst=Tucson, Arizona|gamename=NCAA West Regional First round|tv=CBS|score=70-81|overtime=|attend=13,532|record=20-11|conference=}}
{{CBB schedule end|poll=AP poll|timezone=Central Time}}
Awards and honors
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- All-Big Eight Selections{{Cite web|url=http://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf|title=MBB Tradition (PDF)|website=Iowa State University Athletics|access-date=2019-07-31}}
- :Justus Thigpen (1st)
- :Ron Bayless (2nd)
- :Fred Hoiberg (HM)
- Academic All-Big Eight
- :Fred Hoiberg
- :Julius Michalik
- Ralph Olsen Award
- :Justus Thigpen
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References
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